2016 in India

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in India.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President	Pranab Mukherjee
	Vice President	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
	Prime Minister	Narendra Modi

Events

January

• 1 January - The Indian and Pakistani governments provided one another with a full list of nuclear sites, military and civilian, in accordance with the 1988 Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement
• 2 January - Heavily armed gunmen, reportedly members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab. Two of the gunmen were killed.
• 3 January - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India 29 km (18 mi) west of Imphal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). At least eight people were killed, 100 others were injured and some buildings were damaged.

Public holidays

Main article: Public holidays in India

See also

• Timeline of Indian history

Deaths

January

• 2 January
  • Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, 91, politician, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (1996–2012).
  • Fateh Singh, 51, shooter and army officer, shot.
• 3 January
  • Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, 83, politician.
  • Raghu Nandan Mandal, 63, politician.
• 4 January - S. H. Kapadia, 68, judge, Chief Justice of India (2010–2012).
• 6 January - Labhshankar Thakar, 80, Gujarati author.
• 7 January - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, 79, politician, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005, since 2015), Minister of Home Affairs (1989–1990).
• 8 January
  • M. O. Joseph, 86, Malayalam film producer.
  • Gunaram Khanikar, 66, herbalist.
• 13 January
  • J. F. R. Jacob, 92, army general.
  • G A Vadivelu, 92, independence activist and politician.
• 14 January - Rajesh Vivek, 66, actor (Lagaan).
• 15 January - Anil Ganguly, 82, film director (Kora Kagaz, Tapasya).
• 16 January - Ananda Chandra Dutta, 92, botanist.
• 17 January -
  • Geethapriya, 83, film director (Mannina Maga).
  • V. Rama Rao, 80, politician, Governor of Sikkim (2002–2007).
  • Sudhindra Thirtha, 89, Hindu religious leader.
• 18 January - Asha Patil, 79, actress.
• 20 January - Subrata Bose, 83, politician.
• 21 January - Mrinalini Sarabhai, 97, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor.
• 22 January - Shankar Ghosh, 80, tabla player.
• 23 January - A. C. Jose, 78, politician, Speaker of Kerala Legislature (1982), member of Parliament (1996–1997, 1998–2004).
• 25 January -
  • Kalpana, 50, Malayalam actress (Thanichalla Njan).
  • Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, 60, politician, member of Parliament (2004–2009).
  • Padmarani, 79, Gujarati actress.
• 28 January - Maheswar Baug, 85, politician and independence activist.
• 29 January - Nayani Krishnakumari, 85, writer and folklorist.
• 30 January -
  • T. N. Gopakumar, 58, journalist.
  • K. V. Krishna Rao, 92, military officer.
  • Kollam G. K. Pillai, 82, actor.
• 31 January - Randhir Singh, 94, political scientist.

February

• 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.
• 3 February –
  • Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).
  • K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge
• 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.
• 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.
• 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.
• 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).
• 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.
• 18 February –
  • Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.
  • Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.
• 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.
• 21 February –
  • Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.
  • Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.
• 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).
• 26 February –
  • Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.
  • B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.
• 27 February –
  • Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.
  • Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).
• 28 February –
  • Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).
  • Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.
• 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon.